The Shoremen (15-1), ranked No. 6 in the country, received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the Centennial Conference Championship. The Shoremen's only loss this season came against No. 2 Salisbury.

Eastern is back in the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history. The Eagles made it to the tournament in 2012 after receiving the automatic qualifier for winning the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship. The conference was re-structured in 2013 eliminating the automatic qualifier, and classifying the Eagles as a "Pool B" team. Despite winning the conference championship and having a 15-2 record, the Eagles were left out of the NCAA Tournament in 2013.

This year, the Eagles worked hard to "Leave No Doubt" and earned non-conference wins against Greensboro, Swarthmore, Haverford, Ferrum, Colorado and No. 12 York. The Eagles then swept through Freedom Conference play, improving to 14-4 and claiming their third-straight conference championship. The NCAA only awards five Pool B bids, and Eastern made the cut this season.

The Eagles will travel to Chestertown, Md., for Wednesday's opening round against the Washington College Shoremen.